chicadee
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Follows common sense. Eclectic opinions. Listens, reads then decides. Writes stories, novels. Enjoys history, architecture, music, nature.
Joined May 2010
November 8, 1602: The Bodleian Library opened at Oxford University, making it one of the oldest libraries in all of Europe.
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πΈ What I just found in the UK Foreign Aid logs will shock you... Iβve just spent hours digging through the UKβs official aid logsβ¦ and Iβve never seen anything like this. We send Β£14.1 billion abroad every single year, and when you see where itβs going, youβll be furious. π
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Halloween artificial cobweb material: It may be a bit of fake fun for you, but it's a very real and terrifying death for them. And it's not only birds. I've had my first call of the season of a hedgehog trapped in this horrific fake 'cobweb', made especially for gullible
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A rare and beautiful glimpse of Oxford, England, around 100 years ago.
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The charming medieval streets of Assisi, Italy. What can beat the feeling of centuries of history frozen in time?
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The Church of England decided this week to cover the interior of the oldest cathedral in England in graffiti in order to represent the voices of βmarginalised communities.β The Very Rev David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, said: βThere is a rawness which is magnified by the
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First she built the nest, then she had the babies. The babies look like opera singers.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I have found it necessary to switch on the central heating in my home for ONE hour. I know it is only 13 September. This decision was not taken lightly. Presiding factors - loss of feeling in limbs & frostbite setting in. I shall not be taking any questions.
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I hear itβs the 59th anniversary of that little space show I did all those years ago. BTW it was the 59th anniversary two days ago in π¨π¦. #TheyGotItFirst ππ
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What if the greatest British export isnβt the language or the empireβ¦ β¦but a sense of timeless beauty etched in stone and paint? Most people donβt realize how bold British art and architecture really is. Let me show you the masterpieces they never taught you about: π§΅π
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Nice play on words with your gif.Wordle 1,541 3/6 β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨ β¬π¨π¨π¨π© π©π©π©π©π©
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William Wilberforce MP born on this day 24th August 1759. He introduced anti slavery bills in 1791, 1792, 1793, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1804 and 1805 but all were defeated. In 1807 he was successful in passing the Slave Trade Act which banned the trading of slaves throughout the
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#PopCultured #1179 #gimmedirection π¨π¨π©πππ π½π½π¨πππ https://t.co/MajTCjXFdO Saw the film and I know which year, still 2 years out. America is ahead of us! Really enjoyed the film.
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Moving a photo in Microsoft Word... so true π€£π€£
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